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the euro fell to $1.32 in intraday trading. there was speculation he was selling the euro, that expect investor. david: a huge day for apple, which of course is in most peoples portfolipeople's portfor another. in the pits of the cme, and our market panel to talk over apple and all the other news of the day. jerry leavy and david wright, managing director at sierra investment management. tim at the cme. i would say everybody is focused on apple right now. what are expectations in chicago? >> everybody is focused, but i am not so sure it is this quarter. what they will do for the quarter and in march. it will really be key, specifically apple lowers expectations, but the concern is they might not get away with it this time. having said that, why i say this quarter may not be so big. they were originally looking for $11.77 or sure. they have already raised estimates, the report the other day now expectations are a little bit for this quarter, so watch the march quarter. the guidance they give will be the focus. sandra: we're also
the euro fell to $1.32 in intraday trading. there was speculation he was selling the euro, that expect investor. david: a huge day for apple, which of course is in most peoples portfolipeople's portfor another. in the pits of the cme, and our market panel to talk over apple and all the other news of the day. jerry leavy and david wright, managing director at sierra investment management. tim at the cme. i would say everybody is focused on apple right now. what are expectations in chicago?...
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so the worst, in my opinion, is over for the euro. the euro has come down quite a bit over the last couple of days. but i think that here around 1:30, we are seeing value point in the euro. this year we will probably see a little bit of recovery in the global economy. so i think by the end of this year we will see the euro dollar between the 133 to 135 region. that's yi think that current levels kind of get long euros. >> you think the fed is not as serious about slowing down qe3s might have been suggested yesterday. >> i think they are having the discussions. i want it rule out the possibility of them ruling out qe3. if that happens, it won't be until we see a stronger u.s. recovery. at that point, i think you will see improvements in the eurozone which will help the euro. so at the enend of the day, i think the federal may have qe2, but it may come a at time when it is more after risk on move that drives euros rather than u.s. policy. >> thank you as wuls for joininging us on cnbc, kathy lien. at scottrade, you won't just find us on
so the worst, in my opinion, is over for the euro. the euro has come down quite a bit over the last couple of days. but i think that here around 1:30, we are seeing value point in the euro. this year we will probably see a little bit of recovery in the global economy. so i think by the end of this year we will see the euro dollar between the 133 to 135 region. that's yi think that current levels kind of get long euros. >> you think the fed is not as serious about slowing down qe3s might...
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what we have seen is euro and euro yen have fallen over the last 24 hours as a little bit of profit taking and stocks. but this is something that we look for in currency markets where you get like a break in the total risk on trade that's been going on. so i want to sell around 131.70. leave a tight stopper on 132 and a quarter. the game at the early part of january is not to look for mega trends or big continuation of nation. >> i have it run, andy. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating
what we have seen is euro and euro yen have fallen over the last 24 hours as a little bit of profit taking and stocks. but this is something that we look for in currency markets where you get like a break in the total risk on trade that's been going on. so i want to sell around 131.70. leave a tight stopper on 132 and a quarter. the game at the early part of january is not to look for mega trends or big continuation of nation. >> i have it run, andy. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [...
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euro hit an intraday high of $1.34, jumping 2.5% against the greenback. sandy? sandra: we're also watching dell shares. this is the big story. especially after trading we're still going to continue to watch this stock. the stock soaring today, reports surfacing that it is in talks with private equity firms over a potential buyout. david: joining us now is williams financial group director and research in equity capital markets is joining us by phone. first of all, is it going private and if so, how much >> you know, david i can't say if it's going to go private or not. we definitely get some specifics at least in some private equity being named, but whoever leaked something like this, if it is true, just cost somebody a little over 2 billion dollars today, so if it was going to go private, it could have done so much cheaper. sandra: i want to focus on the fact that the stock has taken a major hit over the past year, the past six months, it's up 28%, it has rebounded quite a bit from its lows last year. over the past year, however, it's lost about a quarter of it
euro hit an intraday high of $1.34, jumping 2.5% against the greenback. sandy? sandra: we're also watching dell shares. this is the big story. especially after trading we're still going to continue to watch this stock. the stock soaring today, reports surfacing that it is in talks with private equity firms over a potential buyout. david: joining us now is williams financial group director and research in equity capital markets is joining us by phone. first of all, is it going private and if so,...
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people right now are constructive on the euro and stabilization of euro and constructive on possible growth. the name of the event was dynamic resilience, talks about the world recovering. i think these guys are going to be right, we will probably have a good stock market. this has been a well orchestrated rally, induced by central banks, my honest belief. if you get a buzz out of the federal reserve they say we will pull back a bit, the market will crack. >> any whiff or that, what happened in the month or so in the minutes spooked the market. >> a couple things going on. good fundamentals, accomodative fed. in the wave of a secular bull market. the good news is out-weighing the bad news right now and any slight bad news will trip up the market in the short term. it needs to be cautious here. >> let's bring up david beanco, chief equity strategist. welcome back to halftime. >> hello. good to see you. >> 1600 was the target used. anthony talked about resilient and talked about it in davos and could explain the stock marketed. >> resilience and since the recovery and recession we've s
people right now are constructive on the euro and stabilization of euro and constructive on possible growth. the name of the event was dynamic resilience, talks about the world recovering. i think these guys are going to be right, we will probably have a good stock market. this has been a well orchestrated rally, induced by central banks, my honest belief. if you get a buzz out of the federal reserve they say we will pull back a bit, the market will crack. >> any whiff or that, what...
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. >> the euro is really interesting here. every other country out there views the weak dollar as a problem except for the ecp. this is insanity on their part. even the bank of canada backed down on their hawkish commentary. the only country not doing this for the area is the eurozone. so this is awesome. even euro aussie fell quite a bit. then the little question of the uk pulling out of the eurozone. that's helping the euro stand tall even though these other currencies weakened quite a bit. >> what about the other levels? you weaken the chart and that is not far from 135. what kind of trade do you want to make? >> right. a real short term one and based on the ltro bank pay back tomorrow that we get out of the ecp. basically the mark set looking for a hundred billion on this. if it is above 125 if it is above above euros. so i will take a chance this things goes up so i want it buy at 133.25 and look for 150 point on the upside. again, short term trade. the ecb doesn't get it and should not be talking a stronger euro. >> you
. >> the euro is really interesting here. every other country out there views the weak dollar as a problem except for the ecp. this is insanity on their part. even the bank of canada backed down on their hawkish commentary. the only country not doing this for the area is the eurozone. so this is awesome. even euro aussie fell quite a bit. then the little question of the uk pulling out of the eurozone. that's helping the euro stand tall even though these other currencies weakened quite a...
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the euro/yen, 122.51-56 at mont. and in other asian markets we are seeing a loss of over .1% on the kospi. 1,952 over in seoul. let's see what's happening in australia. the benchmark index is trading higher by a fourth of a percent. 4,900. well, that is going to do it in business for this hour. i'm going to leave you with a look at some other markets in asia open this hour. ♪ >>> japanese government officials have spent the past few weeks trying to find out what happened in a hostage crisis in algeria. then they had to bring the remains of ten japanese victims home. now they've pledged $120 million to help stabilize countries in africa. senior vice dporn minister masaji matsuyama made the pledge at a donor conference in the ethiopian capital addis ababa. >> terrorism takes away innocent lives. we will never condone such acts. >> he said donor countries need to address poverty and unemployment if they are to eradicate terrorism. he said government officials have earmarked the money for security measures and to help
the euro/yen, 122.51-56 at mont. and in other asian markets we are seeing a loss of over .1% on the kospi. 1,952 over in seoul. let's see what's happening in australia. the benchmark index is trading higher by a fourth of a percent. 4,900. well, that is going to do it in business for this hour. i'm going to leave you with a look at some other markets in asia open this hour. ♪ >>> japanese government officials have spent the past few weeks trying to find out what happened in a hostage...
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a lot of money was fleeing the euro. now it is going back to the euro zone. more people are starting to recognize that the dollar is going to lose value. why would you want to own treasuries if the dollar is going down. meanwhile, a lot of foreign markets are doing better than the u.s. look at southeast asia. i do not think people need to necessarily be in usa stocks. you need to look abroad. dagen: you are talking about the federal reserve. do you worry about the federal reserve? suddenly we have a decision later on this afternoon. >> they should pull the plug on the stimulus. we need higher interest rates. we need to have a real restructuring. we need to have a real recession so we can have a real recovery. until we have an all out dollar crisis, until we have a sovereign debt crisis, they will keep the presses rolling. they do not want people sobering up for the reality that the problems are now worse than they were in 2008. everything that the fed has done has helped to make the problem worse. it has prevented the economy from restructuring. instead, we h
a lot of money was fleeing the euro. now it is going back to the euro zone. more people are starting to recognize that the dollar is going to lose value. why would you want to own treasuries if the dollar is going down. meanwhile, a lot of foreign markets are doing better than the u.s. look at southeast asia. i do not think people need to necessarily be in usa stocks. you need to look abroad. dagen: you are talking about the federal reserve. do you worry about the federal reserve? suddenly we...
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and staying with the currency markets russia may soon be dumping the euro the government has announced plans to review its foreign currency reserves you know gold piece going off as more russia's gold and currency reserves are estimated at around five hundred billion euros dollars it's quite a basket this needs protection especially in times of global economic turbulence right now around forty two percent of reserves are held in the euro denominated assets while the rest are mostly in u.s. but according to the prime minister the moscow is now considering swapping a part of its europe reserves for equities in other currents so when we see the usual bass decrease and other currencies enter the steaming the chinese yuan or even the russian ruble this could be a troubling signal for the euro especially if other currencies follow the trend like china which holds a quarter of its deserves in europe that's around eight hundred billion us dollars you can imagine the importance of these investments and what could happen if a domino effect takes place. i've got a piece going off reporting for us
and staying with the currency markets russia may soon be dumping the euro the government has announced plans to review its foreign currency reserves you know gold piece going off as more russia's gold and currency reserves are estimated at around five hundred billion euros dollars it's quite a basket this needs protection especially in times of global economic turbulence right now around forty two percent of reserves are held in the euro denominated assets while the rest are mostly in u.s. but...
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euro europe's largest car maker shows sales above 9 million units. that's up 11% from the previous year. toyota was the biggest sell r through 2010. in 2011 it was left reeling by the disaster of flood. toyota officials forecast this year they will sell over 9.9 million units. let's take a look at what's happening this week on the global economic scene. on tuesday u.s. retail sales for december will come out. november sales rose 0.3% from the previous month underscoring a recovery in personal spending. the consumer price index is due out on wednesday. the cpi dipped 3% from october. that was the first decline in six months. the fed beige book on regional u.s. economic activity will come out on the same day. the previous report noted the regional economy continue to gradually grow. in japan machinery orders will be released. this iortant gauge showed a 2.6 month on month increase in october. on friday china will announce gdp data for 2012 as well as for the whole year. between july and september gdp expanded 7.4% from a year earlier. now just a few mi
euro europe's largest car maker shows sales above 9 million units. that's up 11% from the previous year. toyota was the biggest sell r through 2010. in 2011 it was left reeling by the disaster of flood. toyota officials forecast this year they will sell over 9.9 million units. let's take a look at what's happening this week on the global economic scene. on tuesday u.s. retail sales for december will come out. november sales rose 0.3% from the previous month underscoring a recovery in personal...
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that is how things will expel and threaten the end of the euro and the european union. dennis: some of these socialists got them to make the tax temporary, do you have faith they will later take the tax away? when they start collecting money, they don't give it up. >> exactly. it takes a lot of courage. the top rate of tax was 98% and then down to 40% unleashing a huge growth in economy and in tax revenues, but she had the courage that not many people have and when the tax rates were up in the '90s you had a huge exodus from england to america, they went to lake monte carlo, bermuda, all that sort of thing and took their expertise and business with them. it harmed the economy. dennis: taxes always seem to start out small and they get bigger. the alternative minimum tax in the u.s. began in the '60s and maybe two dozen rich families pay those taxes of previous year and now the alternative minimum tax is affecting millions of families. >> exactly. and we are facing a major, a socialist president now and he can really cane people. only weeks afterwards it is quite apparent
that is how things will expel and threaten the end of the euro and the european union. dennis: some of these socialists got them to make the tax temporary, do you have faith they will later take the tax away? when they start collecting money, they don't give it up. >> exactly. it takes a lot of courage. the top rate of tax was 98% and then down to 40% unleashing a huge growth in economy and in tax revenues, but she had the courage that not many people have and when the tax rates were up...
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do i need to be looking at using the yen or the euro for example to do my investments? >> at times yes and at times no. you have to be very careful in terms of when you're picking to invest in the alternative vehicles, investing in the foreign markets. the nikkei has been on fire since, you know, this new regime there in japan has come on board. you know, soaring about 20% over the last couple of months. you know, a lot of talk has always been about china or some of these other emerging markets, your brazils, and so forth. you need to be careful due to the exposure. if you don't want to pick or choose, you can be invested in the markets and then do some things with currencies with us. cheryl: we will do segments and hear someone say well the dollar is the world's currency, that is in jeopardy, the dollar is falling out of favor, how much do you put into that? how much do you worry about that type of thing? >> let's consider how much stimulus we have already provided into the markets and let's really consider that the dollar really hasn't declined that much at all relati
do i need to be looking at using the yen or the euro for example to do my investments? >> at times yes and at times no. you have to be very careful in terms of when you're picking to invest in the alternative vehicles, investing in the foreign markets. the nikkei has been on fire since, you know, this new regime there in japan has come on board. you know, soaring about 20% over the last couple of months. you know, a lot of talk has always been about china or some of these other emerging...
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including a collapsing euro or slowly, or skyrocketing oil prices. [ boos ] let's get down to business. here is the first one. i don't want you digging in your heels anymore when you're wrong or in the immortal words of the late great economist, john maynard keynes, when the facts change i change my mind. one of the easiest mistakes to make, i've done it countless times, i refuse to change my stripes after the facts are in and i've been proven wrong. it's natural to refuse to change your mind when you think you're right and the market is going against you. it's also a quick and easy way to lose money yet mad mailers and particularly twitter followers @jimcramer refused to believe this principle. you're always angry when you get run over and always willing to take it out on the people who are on the other side, the ones who got it right. the fact that i am open about this whole process and that i actually read the angry e-mails and the tweets and i engage with people sometimes in a cranky way has helped me to learn stories and learn how to invest better. it has been an exercise in pain.
including a collapsing euro or slowly, or skyrocketing oil prices. [ boos ] let's get down to business. here is the first one. i don't want you digging in your heels anymore when you're wrong or in the immortal words of the late great economist, john maynard keynes, when the facts change i change my mind. one of the easiest mistakes to make, i've done it countless times, i refuse to change my stripes after the facts are in and i've been proven wrong. it's natural to refuse to change your mind...
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euro/dollar is about 1% higher on the back of that news. the ifo institute, current conditions, 108. headline index, 104.2 versus 103. ross, what do you make of it? >> well, you can see what's going on with the euro there, 134. let's get more from finland. good to see you, alex. thanks indeed for joining us. the defense here that we're no longer in crisis fighting mode, the question as we look at data in germany, the question is whether we've made a fundamental turn, a fundamental change and whether things are temporary. >> i certainly hope we've made a fundamental turn. if this crisis is 100 steps, i'd say we are about 60 steps down the road. now, really, we have the fundamental institutional things in place. so that has calmed down the markets. what we now need is political stability. i think the italian election is one thing and the second thing we need in europe more than anything else is -- >> yeah. we thought stabilizing the crisis in terms of the bond spreads playing out was hard. getting growth into europe looks to be an almost impo
euro/dollar is about 1% higher on the back of that news. the ifo institute, current conditions, 108. headline index, 104.2 versus 103. ross, what do you make of it? >> well, you can see what's going on with the euro there, 134. let's get more from finland. good to see you, alex. thanks indeed for joining us. the defense here that we're no longer in crisis fighting mode, the question as we look at data in germany, the question is whether we've made a fundamental turn, a fundamental change...
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is it going to be 1.20 versus the euro/yen? there's going to be softening of the euro. >>> cutting ceo jamie dimon's pay. that brings dimon's total compensation for 2012 to a mere $11.5 million. down from $23 million a year before. we are asking with 11.5 million bucks less in his pocket how might dimon tighten his belt. sweet us@squawkstreet. some of your answers straight ahead. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits
is it going to be 1.20 versus the euro/yen? there's going to be softening of the euro. >>> cutting ceo jamie dimon's pay. that brings dimon's total compensation for 2012 to a mere $11.5 million. down from $23 million a year before. we are asking with 11.5 million bucks less in his pocket how might dimon tighten his belt. sweet us@squawkstreet. some of your answers straight ahead. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion...
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an entirely new pursuit. >>> the euro trading at 11-month highs. is your best buy to back the greenback. as we head into fiscal cliff 2.0, is the u.s. dollar no longer going to be a safe haven? that's what we saw with the original fiscal cliff debate. >> i think with the -- where we are starting 2013, i think a lot of the uncertainty has been taken off the table. so, therefore, the need for the dollar to be a safe haven asset has been reduced. i still think there's a lot of trouble or a lot of potential issues on the horizon, but we no longer have tax uncertain tips in the near term in the u.s. some of the bottom in europe has been taken away with the ecb and their current actions. we've seen yields falling throughout europe. so, i think it's more about the overall global sentiment being better than the dollar just being a risk on or risk off currency. >> we did have a lot of finance ministers of late talking about behind us. schobel saying something to that effect. so, you actually want to go in and buy euro-u.s. dollar on a dip? >> yes, i do. if
an entirely new pursuit. >>> the euro trading at 11-month highs. is your best buy to back the greenback. as we head into fiscal cliff 2.0, is the u.s. dollar no longer going to be a safe haven? that's what we saw with the original fiscal cliff debate. >> i think with the -- where we are starting 2013, i think a lot of the uncertainty has been taken off the table. so, therefore, the need for the dollar to be a safe haven asset has been reduced. i still think there's a lot of...
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including a collapsing euro or a slowing in china. or even skyrocketing oil prices. let's get down to business. here is the first one. i don't want you digging in your heels any more when you're wrong. in the immortal world john maynard cane, when the facts change, i change my mind. one of the easiest mistakes to make, and i know this because i've done it countless times, i refuse to change my stripes after the fact are in and i've been proven wrong. it's a quick and easy way to lose money. yet mad mailers and particularly twitter followers @jimcramer refuse to believe this principal. i have been blasted into reality over and over and over again. whenever i dug in my heels. you are always angry when you get run over. and you're always willing to take it out on the people who are on the other side. the ones who got it right. the fact that i am open about this whole process and that i actually read the e-mails, and i engage with people sometimes in a cranky way has helped me to invest stories and invest better. but it has also been an exercise in pain. >> the house of
including a collapsing euro or a slowing in china. or even skyrocketing oil prices. let's get down to business. here is the first one. i don't want you digging in your heels any more when you're wrong. in the immortal world john maynard cane, when the facts change, i change my mind. one of the easiest mistakes to make, and i know this because i've done it countless times, i refuse to change my stripes after the fact are in and i've been proven wrong. it's a quick and easy way to lose money. yet...
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>> well, i think germany has done what was necessary to al w allow -- to make it clear that the euro is here to stay, and that's been a tremendous relief for the markets. so calm has returned. the european banking system, the interbank market, has revived so there's a general sense of let's say almost euphoria that the crisis is over. i think that is somewhat premature. because the fundamental internal inconsistencies in the dis-tim have not been addressed, and actually, therefore, you face political dangers. the euro is transforming the european union into something very different from the original conception which was a voluntary association of equal states, and instead of that, the financial created a two-class system where the euro, the creditors and debtors and the creditors are in charge. the political situation i think is going to get worse. i think the next year, next two years perhaps, are going to be very cuffy if the european union survives forever. i don't think europe can live politically with are a situation where there's are a center, namely germany, and countries like
>> well, i think germany has done what was necessary to al w allow -- to make it clear that the euro is here to stay, and that's been a tremendous relief for the markets. so calm has returned. the european banking system, the interbank market, has revived so there's a general sense of let's say almost euphoria that the crisis is over. i think that is somewhat premature. because the fundamental internal inconsistencies in the dis-tim have not been addressed, and actually, therefore, you...
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. >>> the hottest trend is the euro jumping to its highest level since the buck since 2011. how will tomorrow's data impact the trade? we bring in paul richards of ubs. welcome back, always a preleasu. >> hi, how are you? >> i'm good. it's a remarkably resilient trade. >> this was the death stock a year ago, wasn't it? it's been quite a bounce. look, the thing with the euro, the only reason it's not going any higher right now is that it's just sticker shock that if you just sit back a little bit and think about why it's here there's some pretty good reasons. you've got draghi ain davos sounding upbeat, saying 2012 is a big launch of the currency, that's a big statement. the european banks are repaying their ltro loans including the spanish banks considered to be in a lot of trouble. european exporters are very underweight, selling product but need to buy euro to hedge their currency and the german two-year bunde starting to outpace the u.s. treasury, that's typically a good sign the currency is going up so there's pretty good reasons to buy the euro. people are scared to buy
. >>> the hottest trend is the euro jumping to its highest level since the buck since 2011. how will tomorrow's data impact the trade? we bring in paul richards of ubs. welcome back, always a preleasu. >> hi, how are you? >> i'm good. it's a remarkably resilient trade. >> this was the death stock a year ago, wasn't it? it's been quite a bounce. look, the thing with the euro, the only reason it's not going any higher right now is that it's just sticker shock that if...
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the euro is rallying against the dollar. it is steady eddie off the european central bank, said banks will pay back about $184 billion in three-year emergency loans. that's more than the analysts expected by the way. so will the euro be the rock star currency of 2013? joining me now is axel merk, chief investment officer of merk investments. before we get the currency, axle, we talked about a major amount of money in the u.s., 100 billion in the first week of this year. it is a bit of a mystery, but you have a theory. >> just tweeted the explanation if you want to look that up. basically one. crisis measures is expiring fdic gave unlimited insurance to any noninterest bearing accounts. that guaranty is gone now. so people are taking their money elsewhere. as simple as that. there is no big mystery behind it. ashley: no big mystery. >> talking about a hundreds of billions here and talking about the euro, as you mentioned, almost $200 billion euros being paid back. that is the equivalent of mopping up liquidity. in the u.s. we
the euro is rallying against the dollar. it is steady eddie off the european central bank, said banks will pay back about $184 billion in three-year emergency loans. that's more than the analysts expected by the way. so will the euro be the rock star currency of 2013? joining me now is axel merk, chief investment officer of merk investments. before we get the currency, axle, we talked about a major amount of money in the u.s., 100 billion in the first week of this year. it is a bit of a...
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david, how is the euro? >> last year we had euro/dollar going to 1.35. it ended around 1.32. but this year we have a pretty boring forecast, 1.35. we don't see the -- lasting in euro/dollar. more on sterling, more on the yen. i think we're moving away from the fixation about euro/dollar. and it seems strange that everything is saying that the ecb or european politicians aren't able to do anything. and so i think we'll have to watch europe very carefully. but i think the break-up risk is coming out of the market. >> yeah. it appears to be the case. and we have something to watch today in spain, as well. it's the first bond auction of the year for the al beeran company. the treasury is slashing the debt market up to 5 billion euros since 2013. lloyd's expects a positive results with the first take up. it will be the first issue to feature a collective action clause, designed to make it easier for the government to restructure debt in the case of future crisis. and president obama is expected to make the final touches to his second term economic team today. cnbc's john harwood h
david, how is the euro? >> last year we had euro/dollar going to 1.35. it ended around 1.32. but this year we have a pretty boring forecast, 1.35. we don't see the -- lasting in euro/dollar. more on sterling, more on the yen. i think we're moving away from the fixation about euro/dollar. and it seems strange that everything is saying that the ecb or european politicians aren't able to do anything. and so i think we'll have to watch europe very carefully. but i think the break-up risk is...
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> you hear a lot of bad press about europe but europe has a deficit and i want to be exposed to the euro. mostly because i think that the policies of the federal reserve is identical to those of european central bank and euro has been doing very well. and i think, i smell, everybody is bearish on something. but the story doesn't match the numbers. >> bob pisani, good to see you again. in the 2008 crash, is risk in your opinion still underpriced. and if it is, how do you explain to people to protect themselves? >> unless people have been burned, you can't convince them to get protected. and tail risks have traditionally been cheap depending on which tail. and what people fail to understand is that owning tail protection allows me to take risk elsewhere. it is not like what i spend on the tail is the overall package. it is very favorable when you have equities more attractive than bonds and other things. you need spend premium. the money i get from dividend and hedges and that's why i henl myself and i don't have to worry about anything. deep out of the money puts. >> deep out of the money
> you hear a lot of bad press about europe but europe has a deficit and i want to be exposed to the euro. mostly because i think that the policies of the federal reserve is identical to those of european central bank and euro has been doing very well. and i think, i smell, everybody is bearish on something. but the story doesn't match the numbers. >> bob pisani, good to see you again. in the 2008 crash, is risk in your opinion still underpriced. and if it is, how do you explain to...
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that helps gives the euro a bit of a lift at 1.40.65. dollar/yep, more profit taking after hitting that 29-month high on friday. euro/dollar, we dipped below 1.30. 1.3116 is where we stand at the moment. that's why we are in european trade. rejoining us with a look at the asian trade, li sixuan in singapore. >> thank you, ross. most asian markets finished in the red following a week gain on wall street. the nikkei ending nearly 11% lower. this despite the new prime minister stepping up his call for easing yet again. exporters extended losses. sharp shares jumped after the tvmaker forecasted better than expected operating profits for the december quarter. in china, the shanghai composite slipped by .4%. property counters were the big loserses. and the hang seng shed almost 1% today. ping an shares fell more than 4% after news that the china development bank is reconsidering the sale of shares in ping an shares. china pacific insurance sharply lover after u.s. carlyle group sold its remaining stake in the company. in taiwan, htc lost groun
that helps gives the euro a bit of a lift at 1.40.65. dollar/yep, more profit taking after hitting that 29-month high on friday. euro/dollar, we dipped below 1.30. 1.3116 is where we stand at the moment. that's why we are in european trade. rejoining us with a look at the asian trade, li sixuan in singapore. >> thank you, ross. most asian markets finished in the red following a week gain on wall street. the nikkei ending nearly 11% lower. this despite the new prime minister stepping up...
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euro hitting an 11-month high. the yen hitting a 2 1/2-month low. these are things we continue to watch, in addition to the equity markets. >> talking to our partner simon this morning, how maybe spain doesn't need a bailout. the banks are suddenly talking about a return on equity that is higher than american banks. the big issue has been will they get complacent over there, because there is so much good news in europe. it's not backed up by growth. it just seems to be backed up by solvency. >> we had a lot of european officials coming out of late saying things are improving, that the worst is over, the crisis for the euro. we had them saying last week they were better than a year ago. >> i would like to see their change on the debt. >> more spending cuts. >> is there a large american bank that is not reporting this week? i mean, the number of banks coming out over the next two days -- [ bell ringing ] >> harry winston, this is a swiss company buying an american company. these are the things that we maybe give you perspective. i know that may be too
euro hitting an 11-month high. the yen hitting a 2 1/2-month low. these are things we continue to watch, in addition to the equity markets. >> talking to our partner simon this morning, how maybe spain doesn't need a bailout. the banks are suddenly talking about a return on equity that is higher than american banks. the big issue has been will they get complacent over there, because there is so much good news in europe. it's not backed up by growth. it just seems to be backed up by...
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mean they could pull out of the euro. could that be the catalyst for this alliance essentially to fall apart? >> well, david cameron did last week pledge a u.k. referendum on membership in the european union to be held in 2017, provided of course the conservatives win an outright majority in the 2015 general election. that of course is a big if. ashley: yeah. >> i would expect to see over the next two or three years potentially a number of members of the eurozone peeling away from it. in particular i think that greece, portugal, spain, perhaps italy may all fall away from the eurozone. the current situation with regard to spain, for example, is completely unsustainable. the spanish simply can in the survive i think in the euro as currently constituted. it really is a straightjacket which makes it extremely difficult actually for individual eurozone nation states to decide their own economic future. after all, the euro is a huge straitjacket and imposes all kind of restrictions upon national sovereignty. after all interest
mean they could pull out of the euro. could that be the catalyst for this alliance essentially to fall apart? >> well, david cameron did last week pledge a u.k. referendum on membership in the european union to be held in 2017, provided of course the conservatives win an outright majority in the 2015 general election. that of course is a big if. ashley: yeah. >> i would expect to see over the next two or three years potentially a number of members of the eurozone peeling away from...
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you warn that, quote,"the risks of prolonged stagnation in the euro area as a whole will rise if the momentum for reform is not maintained." so the core still remains at risk, correct? >> they are at risk. there are a number of policies that have to be put in place. for the most part, they have indicated what they intend to do. they just have to do it. >> tom: are you referring to government spending cuts or or the central bank continuing with the firewall and protection. >> i was thinking about two things. the program that the b.c. b.has put in place, which has not been taken up. but if it needed to be taken up, i think it should. the other is the progress on the banking union, which is a really important thing. they have taken the first steps, jut the first steps. there is quite a way to go. >> tom: let's talk a little about the united states, because you do address the u.s., and obviously congress and the president keep putting off decisions on spending cuts for america's government budget. how does that postponement impact your forecast? >> we have assumed that basically the fisc
you warn that, quote,"the risks of prolonged stagnation in the euro area as a whole will rise if the momentum for reform is not maintained." so the core still remains at risk, correct? >> they are at risk. there are a number of policies that have to be put in place. for the most part, they have indicated what they intend to do. they just have to do it. >> tom: are you referring to government spending cuts or or the central bank continuing with the firewall and protection....
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. >> do you expect the euro to remain weak for the rest of the year? >> i expect the eurozone crisis to remain weak. people will look carefully at special situations across europe. >> and best performer of 2013? >> it's impossible to tell. let's say the whole of the market. >> very diplomatic answer there. david simple sop, thank you very much for coming by. some hopeful signs there. straight ahead on the program, talking of hopeful signs, our next guest is at u.s. oil production not seen since the 50s. what does it mean? we'll explore that when we come back. . >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." these are your headlines. the bank of japan steps up its easing agenda under heavy government pressure, doubling its inflation target and promising open ended qe starting next year. >>> president obama lays out a vision for his second term in his innagul address. >>> and this is the face of the new mr. euro. earlier, we had a nine to one ratio of decliner toes advancers.inaugural. earlier, we had a nine to one ratio of decliner toes advancers. the ftse d
. >> do you expect the euro to remain weak for the rest of the year? >> i expect the eurozone crisis to remain weak. people will look carefully at special situations across europe. >> and best performer of 2013? >> it's impossible to tell. let's say the whole of the market. >> very diplomatic answer there. david simple sop, thank you very much for coming by. some hopeful signs there. straight ahead on the program, talking of hopeful signs, our next guest is at u.s....
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today we're seeing the euro/dollar give up .1% to 1. 1.3069. and the dollar/yen after reports out of japan saying there will be coordination between the bank of japan and fiscal authorities to try and get to the 2% inflation target. nothing too concrete. again, the proof will be in the poudre figure i can use a -- in the pudding if i can use a popular phrase this side of the bond. back to you. >> kelly services. i like that -- talent. talent, kelly. >> talent at work. >> talent at work. thanks. >>> coming up, the nation's biggest banks preparing to post quarterly results in the coming days. the inside line next. >>> first as we head to break, a look at yesterday's winners and losers. at 1:45, the a >>> that's hard. >> you stink. the wing and a fractured beak.o surgery was successful, but he will be in a cast until it is fully healed, possibly several months. so, if the duck isn't able to work, how will he pay for his living expenses? aflac. like his rent and car payments? aflac. what about gas and groceries? aflac. cell phone? aflac, but i doub
today we're seeing the euro/dollar give up .1% to 1. 1.3069. and the dollar/yen after reports out of japan saying there will be coordination between the bank of japan and fiscal authorities to try and get to the 2% inflation target. nothing too concrete. again, the proof will be in the poudre figure i can use a -- in the pudding if i can use a popular phrase this side of the bond. back to you. >> kelly services. i like that -- talent. talent, kelly. >> talent at work. >>...
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if you look at the euro versus the dollars, wow, euro is screaming today. you look at the euro/yen, that's screaming as well. the dollar/yen is screaming as well. so the dynamic of the yen continuing to be under pressure. will this be a huge move? many think, if you talk to some of the japanese officials, they're say it's just getting back to a reality after the end was pretty much decimated about a year ago with respect to too strong relative to the other currencies. no matter how you slice it, all that meats is where we are now and where we're going in the future. >> thank you we'll find out the latest movements in energy. sharon, take it over. >> it's all about algeria. a lot of traders are paying attention to the ongoing hostage situation at the gas field where islamist militants had attacked that facility and still holding some folks hostage there. we have learned from the algerian news agency that about 45 hostages, including some americans had escaped the complex, but still bp is confirming that the situation remains unresolved. it tellses it has con
if you look at the euro versus the dollars, wow, euro is screaming today. you look at the euro/yen, that's screaming as well. the dollar/yen is screaming as well. so the dynamic of the yen continuing to be under pressure. will this be a huge move? many think, if you talk to some of the japanese officials, they're say it's just getting back to a reality after the end was pretty much decimated about a year ago with respect to too strong relative to the other currencies. no matter how you slice...
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i know ryan wants to see the debt drop to the euro. but stabilizing the debt relative to our income is sustainability. and i think we're pretty much there in the u.s. we're nowhere near that in europe. so in the u.s., it's fiscal policy as usual minus 1% for government spending. but in the new year, just as we saw in the last year from public policy, but we're not going to see -- we're going to see bigger squeezing going on in europe. >> carl, we're going to leave tlit. these gentlemen are sticking around. thank you for this great perspective this morning. >> if you have comments or questions about anything that you see here on squawk, e-mail us squawk@cnbc.com. >>> still ahead, a major blow to president obama. this was pretty interesting on friday. his nlrb recess appointments ruled unconstitutional and also puts cord ray, the cpcf -- >> consumer protection board. >> anything that either agency does now could be challenged. >> for 300 different rulings that they've made at this point? >> and how much is twitter really worth? another k
i know ryan wants to see the debt drop to the euro. but stabilizing the debt relative to our income is sustainability. and i think we're pretty much there in the u.s. we're nowhere near that in europe. so in the u.s., it's fiscal policy as usual minus 1% for government spending. but in the new year, just as we saw in the last year from public policy, but we're not going to see -- we're going to see bigger squeezing going on in europe. >> carl, we're going to leave tlit. these gentlemen...
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euro growth is still weak. once the risk compression trade has run its course, i think it will be that trend taking over again. so around 1.34 i would sell again. >> as you look into 2013, do you see a european crisis? do you see the ecb essentially having to come into the markets? was angela merkel right it will be tougher for germany than 2012 was? >> i think growth remains very, very weak. therefore, i think during the course of the year, ecb will be forced to take additional steps. that will drive the euro gradually lower. >> gradually lower, but not a crash. >> not a crash like we saw in the summer. >> interesting. thank you for your time. >> thanks so much. >> for more currency trades, be sure to catch "money in motion" on friday at 5:30 with melissa. if you want more educational currencies, go to currencyclash @money in month. >> the fiscal cliff that was almost not. what it means for the players in health care. the ceo of athena health joins us in 15 minutes' time. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you should've seen
euro growth is still weak. once the risk compression trade has run its course, i think it will be that trend taking over again. so around 1.34 i would sell again. >> as you look into 2013, do you see a european crisis? do you see the ecb essentially having to come into the markets? was angela merkel right it will be tougher for germany than 2012 was? >> i think growth remains very, very weak. therefore, i think during the course of the year, ecb will be forced to take additional...
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the country has sold 3.25 billion euros of 12-month bills and 2 1/2 euros of 18-month bills. roughly in line with what we saw the last time, 2.2% and 2.7% respectively. it's still waiting for the yield to come through on the 12-month. it is down significantly, 1.25% versus 2.65% on december 11th. and, ross, you see the 18 month yield there? >> no. >> when that comes through, we'll read it out for you, as well. let's get some initial take on this. bruno, these 18-month yields below 1.8 pefrs versus almost 279% the last time. so we're seeing this auction, a key test ahead of thursday has gone off reasonably well. >> yes, it has. it's clearly something that the investors are looking at because if you look at the correlation of both the euro/dollar and the market, on the verses express of both spanish and italian yields, i think it is very important to have these filled up quite consistently. of course, the short end of the curve is giving an indication it's a very volatile part of the curve. the end of the curve is a more important one because that's clearly showing the long-ter
the country has sold 3.25 billion euros of 12-month bills and 2 1/2 euros of 18-month bills. roughly in line with what we saw the last time, 2.2% and 2.7% respectively. it's still waiting for the yield to come through on the 12-month. it is down significantly, 1.25% versus 2.65% on december 11th. and, ross, you see the 18 month yield there? >> no. >> when that comes through, we'll read it out for you, as well. let's get some initial take on this. bruno, these 18-month yields below...
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they booked a $1 billion euro litigation charge, almost 2 billion euros to pay for restructuring. sylvia is in frankfurt, rejoins us. plenty of focus, as well, on the capital levels, sylvia. >> that's at least what the markets are clearly focused on. the write-downs or the risk provisions, not a big surprise. maybe the number was a surprise. but they didn't -- clearly didn't put enough money aside in the previous quarters. so maybe that was even some good news for the taking out of there, finally they woke up to the reality that they might have to pay out more than they originally planned. the operational side, not good, but no really nasty surprises. restructuring costs, again, of postbank of the higher side of the market has expected. the numbers were below expectations. but ultimately, the market gave it almost a thumbs up and saying, okay, we hone in op on the capital numbers on the key data. we hone in on the statement from the ceos, from theco ceos at the press conference. we don't need to go into the capital markets with a capital increase. that was taken as positive news.
they booked a $1 billion euro litigation charge, almost 2 billion euros to pay for restructuring. sylvia is in frankfurt, rejoins us. plenty of focus, as well, on the capital levels, sylvia. >> that's at least what the markets are clearly focused on. the write-downs or the risk provisions, not a big surprise. maybe the number was a surprise. but they didn't -- clearly didn't put enough money aside in the previous quarters. so maybe that was even some good news for the taking out of there,...
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let's go back to the euro, this time let's do the euro versus the dollar. we can see 7 1/2-month high on that trade. it's going to be very fascinating to continue to monitor the relationship between, as ira harris said yesterday, a bit of the exporters on the auto side in europe versus what's going on with the euro/yen to see what kind of impact or retaliation we see on the economic scene for the weakened currency helping the export market in japan. jim, back to you. >> thank you, rick. let's check out the latest in energy, metals. sharon epperson, nymex. >> oil prices pulling back, jim, but that's after reaching multi-month highs. we had the brent crude contract reach a three-month high yesterday. wti at a four-month high. a lot of this had to do in terms of the gains we saw yesterday with the report that the saudis have cut their oil production in december significantly. today's news is focusing on the spread between the two, which has come in significantly as right now around $17. of course, the energy department this week saying they believe it will ave
let's go back to the euro, this time let's do the euro versus the dollar. we can see 7 1/2-month high on that trade. it's going to be very fascinating to continue to monitor the relationship between, as ira harris said yesterday, a bit of the exporters on the auto side in europe versus what's going on with the euro/yen to see what kind of impact or retaliation we see on the economic scene for the weakened currency helping the export market in japan. jim, back to you. >> thank you, rick....
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the greenback falling to -- look at this -- 14 month low against the euro. the second day of declines for the dollar but takes the 1.3563 by a single euro, unbelievable. david: that's why i'm planning a trip to europe. all right. treasury yields we keep a close eye on what's happening there, the end of the day, with ten year yield jumping slightly above 2%, as you can see, it's come down a little bit after hours. but again, these are levels that have not been seen for about nine months now. the ten year yield ended the day at 1.99. but again they did tick up above the 2% level earlier. liz: we are waiting on earnings from facebook, due out any moment. we will have full coverage for you, including an analyst who has had a buy on the stock since back in july when most were fleeing the stock. and before others upgraded it. we will also bring you numbers from electronic arts and qualcomm as soon as they are released. david: electronic arts, i forgot about them, they are reporting as well. also the very latest reading on gdp showing our economy, well, it's moving
the greenback falling to -- look at this -- 14 month low against the euro. the second day of declines for the dollar but takes the 1.3563 by a single euro, unbelievable. david: that's why i'm planning a trip to europe. all right. treasury yields we keep a close eye on what's happening there, the end of the day, with ten year yield jumping slightly above 2%, as you can see, it's come down a little bit after hours. but again, these are levels that have not been seen for about nine months now. the...
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if we look at the euro/yen, it's at 21-month highs. if we look at the dollar/yen, it's a 31-month high. even though the pound is having a tough time against the eurozone, everybody's having a party against the yen. these cross trades have been one of the biggest surprises to many for 2013 thus far. and it hasn't taken long. the other thing, of course, durables today is one of the reasons we're up several basis points, again, along with stocks. but if you look at the proxy for capital spending, up only .2% for the month of december. that was a little disappointing and maybe one of the more important components of today's durable series. jim, back to you. >> thank you, rick. let's check out the latest news in energy. sharon? >> the fact that hess is exiting the refining business is a huge news for the oil industry, for the energy industry. it's also going to have a big impact for drivers along the east coast. wholesale gasoline prices up about 2% today. a lot of that has to do about this news from hess, as well as the fact, of course, th
if we look at the euro/yen, it's at 21-month highs. if we look at the dollar/yen, it's a 31-month high. even though the pound is having a tough time against the eurozone, everybody's having a party against the yen. these cross trades have been one of the biggest surprises to many for 2013 thus far. and it hasn't taken long. the other thing, of course, durables today is one of the reasons we're up several basis points, again, along with stocks. but if you look at the proxy for capital spending,...
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that's having that impact on euro/dl euro/-- eauro/dollar. and saying that it was too strong -- >> maybe because ewald nowotny was in front of a green markets. psychological. >>> we want to look at companies around the globe which are starting to outline and deploy theirity budgets for 2013. a new survey for from gartner of more than 2,000 cios in 41 countries finds plans for total spend down .5% in 2013 with digital technology, mobile devices and cloud computing, among their top priorities. joining us in a first look at the survey is mark mcdonald, group vice president of gartner's executive programs. mark, good morning. so down half a percent. let's start there. this actually is a continuation of a long-term trend. is it a headwind for tech companies? >> well, it's not so much of a headwind as much as a realization that there needs to be a transition from what i.t. has been to what technology needs to be in the future. across those, you know, 36 different industries, we see organizations kind of moving from technology kind of tending to cur
that's having that impact on euro/dl euro/-- eauro/dollar. and saying that it was too strong -- >> maybe because ewald nowotny was in front of a green markets. psychological. >>> we want to look at companies around the globe which are starting to outline and deploy theirity budgets for 2013. a new survey for from gartner of more than 2,000 cios in 41 countries finds plans for total spend down .5% in 2013 with digital technology, mobile devices and cloud computing, among their top...
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the euro is at like 133 versus the dollar. if you listen to what he said yet, you've had to believe it will stake there. i think it's going to 136 to 137. then i think he'd surprise us all and cut rates. but the other thing to curl about the euro right now, more critical when you go forward to february and marches this concerns me. suddenly europe doesn't look at that you will bad. so forward-forwarding at six weeks, that would be about the time we get a real surprise. meanwhile, stay on the europeo great to see you. have a great weekend. we'll see you soon. check out "money in motion" this evening at 5:30 p.m. on cnbc. many more currency trades as they keep you up to the latest moves in the market. >>> coming up, what's at stake for two stocks hitting five-year highs. >>> but first wells faro's stock falls after delivers earning. we debate. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "power lu
the euro is at like 133 versus the dollar. if you listen to what he said yet, you've had to believe it will stake there. i think it's going to 136 to 137. then i think he'd surprise us all and cut rates. but the other thing to curl about the euro right now, more critical when you go forward to february and marches this concerns me. suddenly europe doesn't look at that you will bad. so forward-forwarding at six weeks, that would be about the time we get a real surprise. meanwhile, stay on the...
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euro/dollar above 135. the 14-month high for euro/dollar. and dollar/yen 91.17. a two-year high this morning. we heard jillian gillard talk being the aussie dollar, down at 104.36. hasn't done a lot of on that news. and we have the latest out of singapore. >>> thank you, ross. a positive day for asian borses with the weaker yen pushing the nikkei higher by over 2% to close above the 11,000 level for the first time in nearly three years. yahoo! japan jumped 17% today, too, some four-year high after the share buyback plan and lifted its full-year operating profit in dividend forecasts. >>> in china the shanghai composite extended a three-day winning streak ending higher by 1%. beijing announced new measures to open its stock market to taiwan, boosting sentiment. the property index jumped 2% lifted by talk that beijing is willing to tolerate mild home price increases. hong kong gained % helped by china-related counters in the gaming sector. lenovo retreated 2.7% ahead of earning. after the bell, the p.c. maker reported another record quarter in both sales and earnin
euro/dollar above 135. the 14-month high for euro/dollar. and dollar/yen 91.17. a two-year high this morning. we heard jillian gillard talk being the aussie dollar, down at 104.36. hasn't done a lot of on that news. and we have the latest out of singapore. >>> thank you, ross. a positive day for asian borses with the weaker yen pushing the nikkei higher by over 2% to close above the 11,000 level for the first time in nearly three years. yahoo! japan jumped 17% today, too, some...
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when you hear about the euro zone problems, they are bubbling through, that is trouble pushing foreign banks to possibly spinoff their u.s. subsidiaries like the asset management something i have been hearing for months and months now. that's apparently it's one of the names. i'm not saying these banks are in particular in play. bankers at the wall street firms are definitely approaching these players saying you should do a deal. they are listening. when you put it all together, the macro scenario, increased regulations, euro zone problems, low trading volumes, low interest rate so you can borrow cheaply, guess what happens. you don't make enough money. when you have low interest rates you don't make a lot of money on your investment. you put all that together and you have a situation right for mergers. i don't know they will merge with ameritrade, but is there a need for two of them right now? cheryl: probably not. they traded higher at 2012 like the big guys did. so many deals going on, they were doing their banking profits, c. can have more power houses, medium-size. charlie: they w
when you hear about the euro zone problems, they are bubbling through, that is trouble pushing foreign banks to possibly spinoff their u.s. subsidiaries like the asset management something i have been hearing for months and months now. that's apparently it's one of the names. i'm not saying these banks are in particular in play. bankers at the wall street firms are definitely approaching these players saying you should do a deal. they are listening. when you put it all together, the macro...
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the euro hitting a 11-month high versus the dollar after the ecb said banks will pay back loans faster than expected. euro rising to $1.34 in intraday trading against the greenback. >>> new home sales as we mentioned before falling last month dropping to an annual rate of 3509,000. that is last month's drop did not derail the previous gains. housing sales posted the best year since 2009, jumping 20% from a year ago, sandy. >> we have our market panel. jeff saut, chief investment strategist at raymond james. david steinberg, dls capital managing partner. let's first start with mark. the take on the rally here. it is good news, bad news. this market seems to want to continue to plow higher. >> absolutely. we have some tax clarity. we have some debt ceiling clarity. you give the market clarity, and improving economic numbers and decent earnings season hard for us not to rally higher. you know, we're closing over 1500. we closed over 1500 under monday. i think that is really bullish for the next couple of weeks at least through friday's employment numbers. i want to point out something rea
the euro hitting a 11-month high versus the dollar after the ecb said banks will pay back loans faster than expected. euro rising to $1.34 in intraday trading against the greenback. >>> new home sales as we mentioned before falling last month dropping to an annual rate of 3509,000. that is last month's drop did not derail the previous gains. housing sales posted the best year since 2009, jumping 20% from a year ago, sandy. >> we have our market panel. jeff saut, chief investment...
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euro/dollar, 11.3260. let's bring you up to speed with the asian trading session today as they wrap up the week. li sixuan joins us for the first time today. >> thanks, ross. japan was a clear outperformer after shinzo abe unveiled his massive stimulus plan. and the nikkei gained 1.4% today. just to put it into context, this index is up for the ninth straight week, its longest winning streak since late 1988. shares of stocks surged to nearly 5% after the operator of clothing chain unicore raised its full year guidance. but hotter than expected cpi data from china put new pressure on the shanghai deposit. there will be more curbs to taint housing prices. meanwhile, weakness in china's blue chips dropped the hang seng lower. but hsbc did lend some support after the bank said yesterday that the plan to sell its stake to citigroup was still on track. korean automakers took a hit after the korean won climbed to a 17-month high. the kospi finished lower by .5%. in australia, miners lost out as a cyclone affected
euro/dollar, 11.3260. let's bring you up to speed with the asian trading session today as they wrap up the week. li sixuan joins us for the first time today. >> thanks, ross. japan was a clear outperformer after shinzo abe unveiled his massive stimulus plan. and the nikkei gained 1.4% today. just to put it into context, this index is up for the ninth straight week, its longest winning streak since late 1988. shares of stocks surged to nearly 5% after the operator of clothing chain unicore...
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well know that the european central bank has pledged to save the euro by doing whatever it takes. but now we see parts of asia, latin america taking the low rate directive. today, it was india to cut interest rates. one of the first asian economies to do so, aside, of course, from japan, which has been on a stimulus mode lately. so, based on that, the landscape looks good for stocks, an economic recovery, low rate
well know that the european central bank has pledged to save the euro by doing whatever it takes. but now we see parts of asia, latin america taking the low rate directive. today, it was india to cut interest rates. one of the first asian economies to do so, aside, of course, from japan, which has been on a stimulus mode lately. so, based on that, the landscape looks good for stocks, an economic recovery, low rate
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whether in yen terms or euro terms, i can't tell that you part, judge. but i do know that i love being short puts in the slv and gld. both work for you. i have neither position. >> gold, silver? >> yeah. right now, silver and gold. same at last year. if you look at where gold and silver was. gold about 10%. silver on the other side in the short term. >> weiss? >> i love chuck e. cheese token terms. >> look, there's a place in every portfolio for it. i just don't know how to handle the trade. >> can you help them out judge? >> it should be invest if gold, don't trade it. >> coming up, in the hot seat, finding out if he is standing by recent trade gone wrong. we'll be right back with the virtual doctor. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 when i'm trading, i'm totally focused. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and the streetsmart edge trading platform from charles schwab... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 gives me tools that help me find opportunities more easily. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i can even access it from the cloud and trade on any computer. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and wi
whether in yen terms or euro terms, i can't tell that you part, judge. but i do know that i love being short puts in the slv and gld. both work for you. i have neither position. >> gold, silver? >> yeah. right now, silver and gold. same at last year. if you look at where gold and silver was. gold about 10%. silver on the other side in the short term. >> weiss? >> i love chuck e. cheese token terms. >> look, there's a place in every portfolio for it. i just don't...
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euro/dollar, just above 1.30. it was just below it at the low point last week. a survey by reuters says economists are starting the year 2013 in a relatively optimistic mood. i wonder whether the key word is relative. how were they last year? >> what we're seeing in this survey is that opt on mimp has picked up quite a bit in the last six months. looking behind the headline numbers, what seems to have happened is there's a pretty big fact in expectations of the break-up of a single currency. a year ago, that was a dominant concern. there's more confidence about the outlook for growth in the uk and europe, as well. >> and despite that relative change of optimism, there's still incentives, though? >> yeah. >> it's not going to translate into any big action? >> what we've seen with the survey is that sentiment really does seesaw on the basis of what's happening in the macro economy. so you get a shocking europe and sentiment tanks. you get good news from europe and sentiment picks up. what we've found is that the strategies that companies are actually following, mu
euro/dollar, just above 1.30. it was just below it at the low point last week. a survey by reuters says economists are starting the year 2013 in a relatively optimistic mood. i wonder whether the key word is relative. how were they last year? >> what we're seeing in this survey is that opt on mimp has picked up quite a bit in the last six months. looking behind the headline numbers, what seems to have happened is there's a pretty big fact in expectations of the break-up of a single...